Since the 90s, directors have proved with their works that comedy is the mainstream of the box office.

In recent years, more than half of the movies that have exceeded 500 million are comedies.

Back then, Xu Guangtou showed a wave of what it means to be small and big to insiders in Embarrassment, and the later Embarrassment series also made him take off all the way.

Before Charlotte's troubles were released, Ding Xiu and Qin Gang knew that the box office was not bad.

But the original expectation of the two was about 500 million, which would be considered the sky.

Invest 50 million, 150 million box office returns, 500 million total box office, earn 350 million.

Aside from paying taxes, the theater chain will share it, and in the end, it can get 40 percent, that is, 140 million.

Well, now the box office of 1.5 billion will earn 1350 million, and 40 percent is 540 million.

Nima, who received more than 500 million at once, is no wonder Ding Xiu and Qin Gang can't calm down.

This money is higher than the net income of Qin Dynasty Entertainment for the whole year last year.

What made the two ecstatic the most was that Charlotte was troubled that the play was wholly owned by Qin Dynasty Entertainment.

Before the acquisition of Mahua, it was about the Qin Dynasty paying 30 million, and later merging Mahua, and there was no investment.

All 50 million are from the company.

Twist over there is the publishing rights and actors, as well as the filming team.

After the movie is released, they take a certain amount of box office dividends.

Because they didn't make money, they just contributed their efforts, which doomed their dividends not to be too much, and most of them made the company earn.

After Charlotte's troubles were released, Qin Gang held a special celebration banquet and took out five million to give red envelopes to several leading actors.

Of course, the big head fell into the pocket of the leading actor Shen Teng.

Shen Teng's salary in this drama is not high, but the dividends of twist flowers and the company's red envelopes suddenly make his pockets bulge.

After getting the money, he bought a villa in Beiping, drove a luxury car, and suddenly came to the peak of his life.

In June, Wu Jing came to the Qin Dynasty for entertainment.

I haven't seen him for a few months, and his whole body is dark, but he has a lot of energy and is full of strength.

In the office, in front of Ding Xiu, he deliberately lifted the hem of his short sleeves and wiped his fine sweat, revealing his steely eight-pack abs.

"You practice this method, be careful, don't hurt your vitality." Ding Xiu reminded him instead.

Men don't have eight-pack abs to be considered healthy with biceps.

Just look at those people in the gym, this doesn't eat, that doesn't drink, swallows protein powder every once in a while, their muscles and inverted triangles, double doors, look better than anyone else.

The problem is that this kind of practice is unscientific and easy to hurt vitality.

Knowing what he meant, Wu was shocked: "I didn't swallow protein powder to swallow this, the army specially trained, got up earlier than the chicken, slept later than the dog, ate five bowls of rice, and never stopped eating big fish and meat." ”

"What I think is that instead of playing special forces, I might as well be special forces."

When Wolf Warrior was 1, he spent a lot of time in the army, eating and living with the soldiers, and training at the same intensity every day.

During the special training before the Wolf Warrior 2 was turned on, he ran to the army again and stayed for a lot of time.

Not to mention, the army is to train people, and every day when the call sounds, no matter how lazy people are, they have to get up and carry a weight of five kilometers.

Usually picky eaters at home, but when he arrived in the army, within three days, his appetite was better than anyone else's, and he was like a starving ghost reincarnated, and he couldn't wait to swallow the dinner plate.

After Wolf Warrior 1, Wu Jing made money, eating and drinking, big fish and meat, small stomach obviously up, and his face was also blessed.

returned to the army, and after a period of time, the small belly was gone, the jawline also came out, and twelve pounds were lost.

Ding Xiu asked people to bring two cups of herbal tea in, and said to Wu: "The idea is good, but it's a bit radical." ”

"You've been in the army, you know, this routine and exercise can't be maintained, and how terrible the rebound is in the later stage."

The training intensity of the army is high, and it is indeed very exercised, this is the truth, no matter how thin the thin dog, no matter how fat the fat dog enters the army, it will be an eight-pack abs for two months.

But once you stop training, you can rebound quickly.

Just look at those who have retired from the army, some of them have gained twenty or thirty pounds in half a year

As a person who came over, Wu Jing was so touched, he gained a lot of weight after Wolf Warrior 1 was finished.

"There's no way, I usually have a lot of entertainment, so I can only be aggressive, and when Wolf Warrior 2 is finished, I will try to keep exercising."

"You have to be able to persevere, and the sow can go up the tree."

Wu Jing has a lot of entertainment and a lot of wine, not to mention keeping exercising, even if he can't do it, he can drink for twenty days a month for thirty days.

He is not fat who is fat.

With an embarrassed smile, Wu exclaimed: "Don't expose me, I'm not as good as you, okay." ”

Among these old brothers, Ding Xiu's figure is not out of shape, what he was like when he knew him, and what he is still like now.

I have to say, it's really awesome.

"I passed by your company this time, first, to chat with you, drink tea and catch up, and secondly, to inform you that I would take your people and horses and prepare to leave for South Africa."

Ding Xiu put down the teacup: "So fast." ”

"Well, the domestic scenes have been filmed, and I have to shoot foreign dramas, I have inquired, it is not safe over there now, and I am not at ease if there are no people."

"Wait, I'll call and ask them how they're going." Ding Xiu called Zhang Wei and asked him to come over.

Ten minutes later, Zhang Wei knocked on the door with a tight black T-shirt on the upper body, cargo pants on the lower body, and Martin boots.

"Enter!"

"Introduction, Zhang Wei, this time the security personnel led the team."

"Wu Jing."

"Hello Team Zhang."

"Director Wu is good."

In fact, the two have met before, before he became the head of the security department, Zhang Wei was Ding Xiu's bodyguard and worked part-time as an assistant.

The two met several times.

It's just that there is no intersection and I am not familiar.

"Lao Zhang, the Wolf Warrior 2 crew is about to go to South Africa for filming, how are you preparing over there?"

"Brother Xiu, I have been ready for a long time, there are a total of twenty-five people, just waiting for you to speak, and you can set off at any time."

After Zhang Wei finished speaking, Ding Xiu looked at Wu Jing, and Wu said in surprise: "Then let's leave in two days." ”

"No problem." Zhang Wei said: "I'll order you to go down first, and you can talk." ”

Zhang Wei left, and Wu laughed in surprise: "Brother Xiu, do you want to follow and check the crew's work this time." ”

"I don't have to worry about you doing things, there's no need."

Although he has the title of producer, he is not a director, and there are special people responsible for reviewing and reconciling the crew's funds, so he is not needed.

"Let's go and have a look, let you see my directorial achievements, let me tell you, I have added a lot of new ideas this time, a batch of cattle, guaranteed to open your eyes."

"How many years have we known each other, I know that you are talented, I believe in you, otherwise I would not invest."

"Brother Xiu, go ahead."

"No, it's hot over there."

"Go and see, I'm not worried if you don't go."

Wu Jing finally told the truth.

Ding Xiu smiled, he said this, and those who didn't know thought he was the black-hearted director, and Wu Jing was the conscience producer.

"Why do you say that, there are so many people in the crew, there is no more than me, no less than me, what is there to worry about."

"Oh, where can they compare with you." Wu Jing was a little worried in his heart: "Anyway, with you, I'll be stable." ”

It was the first time he had been to such a far place, and to be honest, he had no bottom in his heart, and he couldn't sleep at night at the thought of dealing with the natives over there.

I heard that the talks over there were all about machine guns and grenades.

I, Nima, who is not afraid.

Although I brought a lot of people with me this time, I was still a little worried.

Ding Xiu is different, Brother Xiu is a person who has seen the world, take him over, chat with the natives and drink tea, and leave it to him, just film and direct with peace of mind.

"The main thing is that I can't do anything if I go."

"No, it's done, you just play mahjong with the locals, take a bubble bath, take them to sing, dance, brag, and do a good job in international relations."

"Damn, you treat me as a courtesan, don't go!"

In the next time, Wu Jinghao said that he would take Ding Xiu to South Africa with him, and in the end, he was sold miserably.

said that his son was still young and couldn't speak, and he didn't want his son to see his father.

Ding Xiu was speechless.

In the end, I agreed to go to South Africa for a month.

……

Two days later, the Wolf Warrior 2 crew came to South Africa.

On a June day, the weather was hot, and when Ding Xiu got off the plane, he felt like he had entered a steamer.

I don't know how Wu Jingxuan's filming location was chosen, Nima, who was chosen in the most chaotic city in South Africa.

Known as Sin City, it's a fight with Gotham.

Before coming, Ding Xiu also checked the information, and the people here don't go out at night.

Often, at dawn, you can see someone lying in a sewer.

Before the filming was confirmed, Wu Jing had contacted the local government and asked for a lot of convenience, but it was impossible for people to send people to protect the crew 24 hours a day.

Just willing to arrange a few guides to introduce them to the local customs and taboos.

The guide's advice to him was to run away if something happened, save your life first, and then call the police.

There is also a don't defecate anywhere when shooting in the wild, it's not that it's unhygienic, but there are many poisonous insects, snakes and ants in the wild, and it may be cold if you are bitten.

After the crew came to the settlement and stayed, Wu Jing found a printing shop that day, printed a page of note terms, and gave a copy to the crew and actors.

The first sentence is, the work is Wu Shock, life is your own, during the filming of Wolf Warrior 2 in South Africa, please abide by the following discipline for the whole group.

1: It is strictly forbidden to act without permission, please go to the toilet together like a high school girl, if you insist on going out alone, please tell your family the bank card password first.

2: The Chinese and African staff should always remain united, and if the communication is not smooth, please do not habitually blast out the English words you are most familiar with.

3: When shooting in the safari park, please do not put your hands out of the car window, and stretch out your hands and family members cry when driving.

4: Don't pretend to be forced on rainy days, pretend to be struck by thunder, cherish life, and stay away from big trees.

6: If you don't show your money, if you have nothing to do and show cash on the street, pay attention to life safety

7……

For this shooting, Wu Jing took care of both black and white, Bai Dao said hello, Heidao also paid the health fee, and sent two people over there to protect the crew.

said that it was protection, but in fact, it was a warning to find fault, don't hit the crew's idea.

But there are many gangs here, and it's hard to say whether it will work or not.

Especially after leaving the city, some places are deserted, and Wu Jing himself has no bottom.

For the sake of safety, he asked the local government to prepare some guys to defend himself, but they didn't give it, so he had no choice but to buy it on the black market.

This place is flooded with guns, and it is not difficult to buy them.

The price is also cheap.

Afraid of being found out, Wu Jing didn't dare to take it to the city after buying it, and explained to a few security personnel of Ding Xiu's company, and asked them to take the guy out of the city and wait.

For the next half month, the crew went out of the city every day to film, sometimes in a small town, sometimes in a safari park, and sometimes in a no-man's land.

There were a lot of troubles that happened in the middle, but fortunately, they were all solved with money, and there was no way to go bankrupt and eliminate disasters.

Seeing that they could return to China in only half a month, everyone's hanging hearts gradually let go.

As usual, the crew went out early in the morning to film.

The difference is that there are many scenes today, and the places to go are very far away, hundreds of kilometers away, to shoot until the night, the mountains are high and the roads are far away, and the brothers on the underworld are unwilling to go.

Worried about being unsafe, Wu Jing called everyone to be brave.

There are more than 100 people up and down the crew, which is still very deterrent.

When he came to the filming place, there were only a few sparse and dilapidated towns nearby, Wu Jing arranged for people to set the scene, and then asked Zhang Wei and them to guard the neighborhood with their guys.

The security guards at Qin Dynasty Entertainment were wearing headphones.

All of them are small and flat-headed, with an average age of thirty.

After the order was given, more than 20 people dispersed, some occupied the favorable terrain, some were lying on their stomachs and camouflaged, and some stood on a hidden high place to observe the surrounding environment with telescopes.

Ding Xiu and Wu Jing wore a bulletproof vest.

This equipment is given by the local government, and they can't give it to the real guys, so they can only give it to this thing.

There were more than a dozen sets in total, except for Ding Xiu and Wu Jing, and the rest were given to the security personnel with guns.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the crew finished filming the first scene, and there are still two scenes left for today's task, and everyone can't stand it.

It's hot, and I'm scared.

"Rest in place for an hour, drink some water, eat something to replenish your strength, and go to the toilet when it's time to go to the toilet."

Wu Jing also wanted to end work early, but seeing that everyone's condition was not very good, there were already several people suffering from heat stroke, so he could only stop it temporarily.

In the back row of the crew's jeep, Ding Xiu slept soundly with the air conditioner blowing, the body armor was taken off to the side, and a black pistol was pinned to his waist under the open clothes.

Wu Jing, who came over with two watermelons, saw this scene and admired Ding Xiu's big heart.

He was worried every day, for fear of rushing out of a group of people, all holding AKs, and saying that I opened this mountain.

Ding Xiu is good, he eats and sleeps every day, sleeps and eats, I don't know whether to say that he is a master of art and bold, or that he is simply heartless.

Wu Jinggang approached and didn't speak, Ding Xiu had already opened his eyes, his hands were subconsciously placed on his waist, and he saw that he was lying down again.

Wu Jing confirmed that it was indeed a master of art who was bold.

"Brother Xiu, let's have some watermelon to quench your thirst."

Ding Xiu rolled over, struggled to get up, stretched his waist, and yawned to take the watermelon.

"What time is it?"

"Two points."

"When will I finish work today?"

"It's hard to say." Wu Jing leaned on the co-pilot to eat watermelon, with a sad face: "The progress is a little slow, and I guess I won't be able to go back after filming, so I either camp in place or find a place to live nearby." ”

Ding Xiu squinted his eyes and said: "It's definitely not okay to camp in place, it's not safe at night, and there is no bunker here, as soon as it gets dark, a dozen AKs can sweep us all." ”

"In any case, you must leave before dark and find a place to live nearby."

I don't know why, Ding Xiu had a bad premonition in his heart, and his heart was beating suddenly.

(End of chapter)